(Closed) Did you get a lot of rsvps toward the end?

The beginning was a flurry of yeses. Now they are trickling in and are mostly yeses. Problem is this: there are a TON of outstanding rsvps and we have only gotten about 50% of the rsvps back. Also, there are only 8-9 days left. Did you guys get a TON of rsvps toward the end. I am actually surprised by most people since a lot of them are people who are local and I know are coming. Also, they don’t seem like the type of people who wouldn’t rsvp to a wedding.

No. I had to track them all down. About half of those that had not responded yet because they 1) wanted to bring an uninvited guest and were afraid to ask or 2) they weren’t coming and didn’t want to have to give me an excuse (not that I would have needed one).

I got quite a few the last day or two before the deadline. 50% of those were actually my RSVP cards being sent back; the rest were verbal (via text/phone call/etc.). I think the declines were at the all-time high about 2 weeks prior to the deadline and almost all of the last-minute ones were “yes”. We then chased down a few post-deadline.

@thmpper: wow. did you expect so little? I am really surprised by the people who didn’t rsvp on our list! I just thought lots of them were definites and I can’t imagine that they don’t have manners enough not to rsvp by the deadline!

We had a lot come in at the end, BUT we still had to track them down with about 20 people after the RSVP deadline passed. It was annoying, but a necessary evil especially if you are doing a seating chart.